Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 12/13/2017

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Boston Bruins travel to Little Ceasars Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at -140 and the Red Wings at +127.

Boston has a record of 14-9-4 this season and on the road they have a record of 5-5-2. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 78 goals and given up 75 goals for a point differential of +3. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-13-0 and an over/under record of 13-14-0. Detroit has a record of 11-13-6 including 5-6-5 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 81 goals and surrendered 99 for a goal differential of -18. Their record against the spread is 11-19-0 while their over/under record is 16-14-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 14-13-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 13-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 11-19-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 16-14-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

12/09/17 C Noel Acciari Upper Body is "?" Wednesday vs Detroit
12/07/17 C Ryan Spooner Lower Body IR (12/06)
11/26/17 C Peter Cehlarik Lower Body IR (11/25)
10/20/17 D Adam McQuaid Fibula IR (10/19)

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Tuukka Rask has 7 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 477 shots against him and he's given up 42 goals. He's made 435 saves for a save percentage of 91%. David Pastrnak has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 14 goals this year with 78 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 11 goals on 47 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has scored 22 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 12 goals this season with 79 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 17.4 minutes played per game. Jimmy Howard has 9 wins and 9 losses this year in goal for the Red Wings. He has 695 shots against him and he's surrendered 65 goals. He's made 630 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Henrik Zetterberg averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 5 goals on 68 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have allowed 83 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86% this year. That is 4th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.25% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 14th in the league. The Bruins has 32 total points this season, ranking 20th in the NHL in offense. They are 28th in the league with 78 goals while they've given up 75 goals, which is 27th overall. They have had 86 power play opportunities and scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 12th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Red Wings are 25th with 81 goals scored while they are 6th in the NHL with 99 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.73%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 25th place in the league. The Red Wings have a total of 28 points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 19 power play goals on 95 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks their power play unit 10th. They've allowed 105 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Boston has a Corsi percentage of 50.6% as they've tried 1,560 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,523 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 12th in Corsi percentage. They are 11th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.3% as they have 1,192 shots while they've given up 1,131 attempts on defense. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 54.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.8% for the year. That puts them 6th and 25th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 869 face-off wins as opposed to 836 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That is 11th overall in the NHL. On defense Boston has 654 hits and they've blocked 392 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 27th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the year. That ranks them 13th and 20th respectively in the NHL. They have 915 face-off wins as opposed to 951 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Detroit has 588 hits and they've blocked 374 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 31st in blocked shots. Detroit is ranked 14th in Corsi percentage with 49.8% as they've tried 1,664 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,679 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 14th in the NHL at 49.8%, as they have 1,294 shots while they've given up 1,305 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Bruins/Red Wings NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit +127

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